davelowson-25016
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This is a bold claim - but this just might be the most beautiful film you ever see! You don't need to know anything about ballet (I don't) to realize this is very special. Three separate half hour ballets, each great! And the central dancing of Alessandra Ferri is so moving.
Everything comes together - the dancing, the choreogrphy, the music of Max Richter, the costumes, the staging, and the filming.
So, do give this a go - if you don't feel it deserves a 10 then you can contact me & I will refund the cost of the DVD!
I have watched this multiple times, and it only gets better - and I can never get to the end without shedding a tear at how beautiful this is - ENJOY!
Everything comes together - the dancing, the choreogrphy, the music of Max Richter, the costumes, the staging, and the filming.
So, do give this a go - if you don't feel it deserves a 10 then you can contact me & I will refund the cost of the DVD!
I have watched this multiple times, and it only gets better - and I can never get to the end without shedding a tear at how beautiful this is - ENJOY!
I know little about ballet, and probably less about opera - so finding this wonderful DVD was a real surprise. I sought it out because I'd seen Wim Wenders film "Pina", about the dancer / choreographer Pina Bausch, and this work is choreographied by her. If I understand right Gluck's Orpheus is written simply as an opera, but Pina chose to write a ballet for performance with the music - and in my very un-expert opinion on the basis of this recording of the performance in Paris it works very well, and obviously the story of Orpheus is great. The film is very engaging from beginning to end, but the final section is stunning. Do try to get hold of this - it so deserves to be better known - I find it hard to believe that I'm the first to review it! Enjoy ....
Dance doesn't easily lend itself to screen I don't think, but this works pretty well, in particular when the chorus are also dancing, so a solid 8 from me. ..... And always good to see a different interpretation of Sophocles!
Martha Graham was an innovator in dance and was apparently well into her 60s when this is recorded, which makes her performance even more impressive. So, if you can find it do watch - I hope you think worth it!
And, if you want to watch more dance on screen I would really recommend Woolf Works ... great dancing with Allesandro Ferri, and also wonderful music by Max Richter.
Martha Graham was an innovator in dance and was apparently well into her 60s when this is recorded, which makes her performance even more impressive. So, if you can find it do watch - I hope you think worth it!
And, if you want to watch more dance on screen I would really recommend Woolf Works ... great dancing with Allesandro Ferri, and also wonderful music by Max Richter.